Outdoorindica
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Those are very nice. I am a fan of custom glass. Unfortunately you probably paid WAY too much for those. Maybe you did not because I have no idea what you paid. And those are not custom glass, those are produced and sold on a regular basis. Please dont take this as me knocking you. I just hate that some artists charge so much for something they produce more than 1 of, and honestly that are generally easy to make as far as glass goes. Those pieces there should not cost over $100 a piece, and honestly they should maybe cost $60. Unless they are super thick and heavy. Take Toro for example, WAY over priced, nice glass, but what I call semi mass produced. You are paying 800 bucks for something they made several hundred of. I know of an artist, check him out here http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Glasswork-Orange-and-GlassmansDoll-Custom-Glass-Novelties/141517799219143new pick ups,figured id share with yall!
He makes mini bubs and tubes kind of in the Toro style, he has several perc choices such as an ice cube, shower head, etc. And is WAY cheaper than Toro, and I guarantee the quality is top notch. His prices are so low because you dont have to pay for his name. And there are other artists out there as well, such as Elevated Alchemy that do fantastic custom slides for decent prices. Lightning Crow does some cool custom slides for the $20.00 to $25.00 range. I am thinking of grabbing the 14mm tentacle he made recently. Now he is not the best, but I think he is somewhat new. I like to watch these guys get better. He has a bunch of Mario Bros. theme slides right now, and a Leonardo Ninja Turtle, its alright, but not something I would buy. These artists you can find on Etsy, except for a Glasswork Orange, you will have to contact them via email, which is on their facebook page to talk about custom work. I am just trying to save some people some money. And maybe open up the world of custom glass for those that dont have a lot. Everyone should have some nice custom glass to smoke out of, but they should not have pay a lot of money to have those things. Just my opinion. I am having a custom 4 arm downstem being made, $60, that includes shipping. The 6 arm from aqualab, I think is made by Luke Wilson (Leisure), is $65, not including shipping, and the arms on the downstem are thin as fuck. Thats just an example of paying for a name, I hate it, because your not paying for quality (thin arms), and they are semi mass produced, look how many are on aqualtabtechnologies.com right now... No hate from me to anyone here, just makes me mad that people think their name or brand is worth so much, lose the egos and help people medicate in style....